Shades of green & white

With a dot of red thrown in. It's the first lady bird I have seen this year and such a beauty so many spots. My son was trying to count them but it kept moving before he could finish. Just sat still long enough for this picture.

 

 

The hedgerows and fields are now awash with the delicate lace like cow parsley flowers. It is just so lovely I had to get my camera out and get a few snaps

 

 
And when I got back home I thought I would have a go at a bit of sketching and sewing. It is such a long time since I have done any drawing I am a little rusty, and the same goes for my stitching but the more I practise the better I will get. I am quite pleased with my efforts.

I am not quite sure what I will do with the stitching yet. Maybe I'll put it on the front of a nappy basket or maybe the laundry bag I have been promising myself I will make for ages. Totally fed up with picking up dirty washing off the floor.

Finding it hard to see my feet

With 7/8 weeks to go before our baby is born my body has finally hit the go slow button. I am walking slower, doing less, and generally resting up a bit more, which for me I find very difficult, always so much to do. This slower pace does have its advantages. Spring has finally arrived after a long, cold, never ending winter, and I am happy to be able to appreciate everything I see without the usual rush.  Today the sun is shining, the ground is drying out and after a couple of hours at the allotment I can sit here and appreciate the flowers, the warmth, the colours, and the light that the last day of April has brought.